Two dogs in Beijing have tested positive for swine flu in the second case of animals catching the disease in China along with pigs in the northeast, Chinese media said Sunday.
The A(H1N1) virus detected in the dogs was 99 percent identical to the one circulating in humans, the state-run Beijing Times reported, quoting China’s agriculture [...]
Dogs and Cats Are Being Contaminated with Toxic Chemical
Pets concentrate environmental toxins more than we do because their exposures are different. They are lower to the ground, always cleaning their fur and paws, rolling in the dirt and grass, picking up more toxic chemicals. Also there are the toxins found in fire resistant couches, bedding, [...]
FDA*s Center for Veterinary Medicine Alerts Veterinarians About Problems
with Vetsulin* to Treat Diabetes in Dogs and Cats
November 2, 2009
The Food and Drug Administration*s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) and Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health are alerting veterinarians and pet owners that Vetsulin*, a porcine insulin zinc suspension used to treat diabetes in animals, may have varying [...]
H1N1 Influenza Virus and Pets
(The following information is from Karen Ehnert, DVM, MPVM, Senior Veterinarian, County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Health, Veterinary Public Health & Rabies Control)
November 4, 2009
What is the latest information about the H1N1 influenza virus in animals? On November 4, 2009 the Iowa Department of [...]
Albertsons is voluntarily recalling Happy Tails multi-flavored dog biscuit products because they may contain peanut butter that has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella.
